Seating and Safety Restraints
If...
Then...
The driver’s safety belt is not
The BeltMinder feature is
buckled before the vehicle has
reached at least 5 km/h (3 mph)
and 1-2 minutes have elapsed
activated - the safety belt warning
light illuminates and the warning
chime sounds for 6 seconds every
since the ignition switch has been 30 seconds, repeating for
turned to ON...
approximately 5 minutes or until
safety belt is buckled.
The driver’s safety belt is buckled The BeltMinder feature will not
while the safety belt indicator light activate.
is illuminated and the safety belt
warning chime is sounding...
The driver’s safety belt is buckled The BeltMinder feature will not
before the ignition switch is turned activate.
to the ON position...
The following are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts:
(All statistics based on U.S. data)
Reasonsgiven...
Consider...
“Crashes are rare 36700crashesoccureveryday. The more we
events”
drive, the more we are exposed to “rare” events,
even for good drivers.1in4ofuswillbe
seriouslyinjuredinacrashduringour
lifetime.
“I’m not going far” 3of4 fatal crashes occur within25 miles of home.
“Belts are
uncomfortable”
We design our safety belts to enhance comfort. If
you are uncomfortable - try different positions for
the safety belt upper anchorage and seatback
which should be as upright as possible; this can
improve comfort.
“I was in a hurry” Primetimeforanaccident. BeltMinder reminds
us to take a few seconds to buckle up.
“Safety belts don’t Safetybelts, when used properly,reduceriskof
work”
death to front seat occupants by45%incars,
and by60%inlighttrucks.
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2003
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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